Statues such as this one of Ganesha are immersed in the ocean or a nearby river during Ganesh Chaturthi . Traditionally made of naturally biodegradable materials, for some time now more toxic materials have been the norm. Photo: Chris / Creative Commons . TreeHugger has written on a number of occassions about the water pollution res… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: AutoBlog Green The Obama administration is getting down to the business of showing the public that it’s serious about cutting the federal budget, and even Energy Secretary Stephen Chu is getting in on the action. He’s trying to divert some of the funding currently going to hydrogen fuel cell research to other more immediately viable clean tech departments. While in the short term, this might be for the better — we need to concentrate as much effort on improving the most viable renewable energy sourc… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …New York Fashion Week: Suzanne Rae Channels ‘Victorian Gone Grunge’ For Fall 2011 (Slideshow)
February 14, 2011 No Comment
Suzanne Rae Fall 2011, New York Fashion Week. Photo: Emma Grady TreeHugger is on-site at New York Fashion Week , delivering all the green fashion goodness for Fall 2011. Today we bring you Suzanne Rae , who describes her collection as “Victorian gone grunge–the Gibson girl re-fractured through the prism of the 90s.” And don’t miss the Fall 2011 lineup for
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Image: Ben Knight via Bario-Neal Industry opposition to the controversial mining project at Alaska’s Bristol Bay is growing: by last May, dozens of jewelry retailers had vowed to not buy gold from what would be the country’s largest open-pit mine and what is the world’s largest source salmon fishery (it supplies more than 50 percent of the world’s commercial sockeye salmon). The project is still in the works, however—but the number of jewelers unwilling to participat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Valentine’s Day 2011: Animal Courtship Rituals, Stuff We Love, Green Gifts, and More
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Photo: George Deputee via Flickr Single on Valentine’s Day? We’ve got a dung beetle and a peacock who may be able to offer you relationship advice. Is love green? Well, we’ve got the scoop on that too. Find this, green gifts for your sweetheart, and more in our roundup of Valentine’s Day stories on TreeHugger…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Images credit Olson Kundig Architects We have been having a little internal debate about what makes a building green enough to get on TreeHugger. Sometimes it is hard to tell; we gave Tom Kundig the 2009 Best of Green prize for “doing the right thing without hitting you over the head.” Usually having a green roof is a free pass, but I passed on Kundig’s Pierre when it first hit the design blogs last fall, green roof notwithstanding…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Evan O’Neil / Creative Commons Last week it was New York City’s sewage treatment plants embracing poo power and other renewable energy sources. Now comes the good news from utility ConEd (via
Continue reading …Living in New York City and not owning a car I admit I don’t directly notice price rises on gasoline, but traveling around the country you can’t help but notice that fuel prices and changes in the them vary pretty widely. A new piece from NPR –whose funding is threatened with being fully eliminated (again)–explains why as gas prices have increased nearly 60¢ on the east and west coast since September, in the midwest and mountain states the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …China’s Ocean Scientists to Begin Exploring Controversial Area of Its Southern Sea
February 14, 2011 No CommentThe Economist has a good report on China’s push to explore the southern seas, and what that means for ocean ownership. Learn about the South China Sea-Deep project and its impact on both science and commercialism. Questioning ownership of the ocean is a topic we explored last week through a short interview with Kristina Gjerde , an expert on conservation on the high seas. When it comes to the futur… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Mat McDermott It’s not quite the Doomsday Seed Vault in the far north of Norway, but its still really pretty cool: In the new to TreeHugger category, the Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use project intends to store miniscule orchid seeds, freezing them far below 0°C so as the prevent extinction. Why care about orchids specifically?
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